Sin Fronteras

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The ‘Sin Frontera’ trio resulted from the chance meeting of the Patagonian Argentinian Carlos Diaz, the Bulgarian Tzonka Dantcheva and the Belgian Patricia Van Cauwenberge. The trio finds its inspiration in traditional folk music but brings it in tune with current taste.

In some Argentinian areas rhythms and melodies can be heard dating from the pre-Hispanic era. These tunes had a great traditional value and enjoyed a considerable development among these peoples prior to the Spanish invasions. One of them is the ‘Baguala’ : a tri-tonic melody that can vary according to tempo. The ‘Baguala’ is a lament, often about love, and dealing in a satirical way with different aspects of life. Remodelled in an original interpretation, the ‘Baguala’ will start the show on a melodic basis from the Balkans.

Au début il y avait le ‘Gaucho’ ( In the beginning, there was the’Gaucho’)
Avant le Tango, il y avait la Milonga (Before the Tango, there was the Milonga)

The ‘Gauchos’, these Europeans who settled in the pampa, invented the three stone ‘boleadoras’. Cultural heritage from the native South American tribes, particularly from Argentina and Uruguay, the boleadora was a hunting and war instrument.

Holding one of the three balls in hand, these outstanding horse riders made the rope with the other two balls turn above their head so as to increase speed before throwing the whole instrument in the legs of the hunted animal, horse or ostrich, for example. The legs were tightly held by the two bits of rope moving in opposite directions due to the weight of the balls. For the great pleasure of eyes and ears, a more peaceful use of the boleadoras is now part of folklore, especially during ‘Malambo’ dances.

The ‘Malambo’, a 6/8 rhythm, is also an energetic and virile individual dance. It was indeed meant for men only : ‘dance of the free man’ as the black slaves called it in the 17th century. The origin of the ‘Malambo’ is to be found in central and Andean pampa. Of the same vein are : Lando(Afro-Peruvian), Flamenco (Spanish) Zamba and Chacarera (Argentinian) but also Milonga and Tango much later in the 19th century. This tasty cocktail will flow from a guitar and a cello, spiced with rare and unusual percussion instruments.